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Vitals: Births, Marriages, and Deaths
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Adoption
Births
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Early SI Vitals Summary
See unindexed scans at Early vitals scans
Film | Item | Town | Vital | Year(s) |
1376368 | 1 | Port Richmond | Deaths | 1888-1897 |
| | Port Richmond | Births | 1888-1897 |
| | Port Richmond | Marriages | 1888-1897 |
| 2 | Edgewater | Births | 1885-1897 |
| | Edgewater | Marriages | 1885-1897 |
| 3 | Edgewater | Deaths | 1885-1897 |
| 4 | Castleton | Births | 1881-1897 |
| | Castleton | Marriages | 1882-1897 |
| 5 | Castleton | Deaths | 1881-1888 |
1376369 | 1 | Castleton | Deaths | 1888-1897 |
| 2 | Castleton | Births | 1847-1850 |
| | Northfield | Births | 1847-1849 |
| | Southfield | Births | 1848-1849 |
| | Southfield, Castleton | Births | 1850 |
| | Southfield | Births | 1851-1852 |
| | ? | | |
| | Castleton | Marriages | 1848-1849 |
| | Northfield | Marriages | 1847-1849 |
| | Southfield | Marriages | 1848-1849 |
| | Southfield, Castleton | Marriages | 1850 |
| | Southfield | Marriages | 1852 |
| | Westfield | Marriages | 1849 |
| | Tottenville | Marriages | 1864-1865 |
| | Castleton | Deaths | 1848-1849 |
| | Northfield | Deaths | 1847-1849 |
| | Southfield | Deaths | 1848 |
| | Sailors retreat | Deaths | 1848 |
| | Southfield | Deaths | 1850 |
| | Southfield | Deaths | 1852 |
| | Westfield | Deaths | 1849 |
| | ? | Births | 1848 |
| 3 | Northfield | Deaths | 1872-1873 |
| | Northfield | Deaths | 1881-1897 |
| | Northfield | Births | 1882-1897 |
| | Northfield | Marriages | 1882-1897 |
| 4 | Southfield | Stillbirths | 1880s |
| | Southfield | Deaths | 1882-1897 |
| | Southfield | Deaths | 1893 |
| | Southfield | Births | 1882-1897 |
| | Southfield | Marriages | 1882-1892 |
| | ? | Stillbirths | 1880s |
| 5 | Westfield | Deaths | 1882-1897 |
| | Westfield | Births | 1882-1897 |
| | Westfield | Marriages | 1882-1897 |
| 6 | Middletown | Deaths | 1882-1897 |
| | Middletown | Births | 1882-1897 |
| | Middletown | Marriages | 1882-1897 |
| 7 | Tottenville | Births | 1890-1897 |
| | Tottenville | Deaths | 1890-1897 |
| | Tottenville | Marriages | 1890-1897 |
Adoption
NYS adoption records are sealed forever. |
Lakeview Home for Unwed Mothers on Staten Island run by Louise Wise Services (Jewish) was open from ? till the late 1970s. |
As Agency Closes, Emotions Spill Out (archive) - an article |
Posted by Reg Niles, 24 Nov 2004:
Yesterday the Adoption News Service issued the news that the records of Louise Wise Services, the New York City adoption agency that closed earlier this year, are in
the custody of Spence-Chapin, which is located in Manhattan.
Louise Wise Services used a maternity home on Staten Island and Jewish babies were born in two hospitals there---Staten Island Hospital and St. Vincent's.
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Births
1696-1790 | RDC of PR Baptisms |
c. 1847 - c. 1851 | There is a spattering of births recorded in Early Staten Island Vital Records. The records are available in 1)
Helplist, 2) NYC Municipal Archives
(but they will not do a mail search - you must go in person and request the microfilms from behind the counter), and 3) the Family History Library film number 1376369. See chart. |
c. 1852 - c. 1880 | There are no births recorded in official records. |
c. 1881 - 1897 | Many but not all births are recorded in Early Staten Island Vital Records. The records are available in 1) Helplist,
2) NYC Municipal Archives
(but they will not do a mail search - you must go in person and request the microfilms from behind the counter), and 3) the Family History Library film number 1376369 ONLINE AT A FHC.
(Where is a Family History Center near me?) See chart. |
1898 - 1909 | The records (indexes and birth certificates) are available at the NYC Municipal Archives.
You can request a mail search or go in person.
Indexes, but not records, are also available at the New York Public Library. Also, at the
Municipal Archives behind the counter is a birth index by address 1898-1907. |
1910 - 1923 | The records are available from the NYC Department of Health.
Indexes, but not records, are also available at the New York Public Library. |
1924 ---> | These records are available from the NYC Department of Health,
but they are covered by New York's 75-year privacy law. (The person must be proven deceased and you must be a descendant.)
Some people, however, have gotten birth certificates by sending a copy of the death certificate, without proving descendancy. Indexes through 1982 are also available at the
New York Public Library. |
Another idea | There might be a baptismal record. If you have a good idea of the church (
here's a list of current Staten Island churches from SILive) call/write them or see the helplist. |
Baptisms
Thanks, Pam! |
The published baptismal records for Staten Island (Vol. IV of the Collections of
the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society), indexed by Tobias Alexander
Wright) 1909, includes records from the Reformed Dutch Church of Port Richmond,
the United Brethren Moravian Church, and St Andrews Church. |
Family genealogies from the Staten Island Historical Society, from 1600's :
Butts family genealogical correspondence, from 1800's Staten Island Historical
Society (Staten Island, New York)
FHL Films #509177 - 509185
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Index and gen. data cards : BMD, baptisms, deeds, mortgages and other records
from Staten Island and at the Historical Society, from 1600,f Historical Records
Survey (New York).
FHL Films #539053 - 539071 |
Marriages
1665-1800 | Early New Jersey Marriages Relating to Staten Islanders |
1666-1799 | More Early NJ Marriages |
1790-1811 | Dutch Marriages 1790-1811 |
1764-1863 | Moravian Church marriages |
c. 1847 - c. 1851 | There is a spattering of marriages recorded in Early Staten Island Vital Records. The records are available in 1) Helplist,
2) NYC Municipal Archives
(but they will not do a mail search - you must go in person and request the microfilms from behind the counter), and 3) the Family History Library film number 1376369. See chart. |
c. 1852 - c. 1880 | There are no marriages recorded in official records. |
1874 - 1875 | Carol Race has transcribed census schedule marriages. |
c. 1881 - 1897 | Many but not all marriages are recorded in Early Staten Island Vital Records. The records are available in 1) Helplist,
2) NYC Municipal Archives
(but they will not do a mail search - you must go in person and request the microfilms from behind the counter), and 3) the Family History Library film number 1376369.
(Where is a Family History Center near me?) See chart.
Note The Department of Health
says that marriage certificates between 1881 and 1898 are on file in their office. Indexes only are also at the
NYS Archives.
Helpful hint: familysearch.org has indexed them
here.
If you find a hit, you can request the "FHL microfilm" to your local FHC
. If the film is 1376368 or 1376369, you can email Janet for a lookup. |
1898 - 1937 | The records (groom indexes and marriage certificates) are available at the
NYC Municipal Archives.
You can request a mail search or go in person. Grooms' indexes, but not records, are also available at the New York Public Library. |
1898 - 1937 | Grooms are indexed at www.germangenealogygroup.com and www.italiangen.org
Also a very useful Search Tool at stevemorse.org.
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1898 - 1937 | Brides are indexed at www.germangenealogygroup.com and www.italiangen.org
Also a very useful Search Tool at stevemorse.org.
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1908-1950 | Reclaim the Records successfully fought for the microfilm
index images.
These indexes were formerly available on microfilm only at the New York City Municipal Archives.
Instructions for how to obtain copies by mail of the actual records appears on the description page of every volume.
Currently Staten Island records
cover 1908-1950.
It would be helpful to know the borough and month. Try stevemorse above to get that,
or possibly familysearch or
ancestry. |
1938 ---> | Write to City Clerk (marriage records), 1 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007.
They are covered by a 50-year privacy law, but NYC may vary from NYS. |
Another idea | There might be a church marriage record. If you have a good idea of the church
call/write them or see the helplist. |
? - ? | County Clerk? (Overlap) |
Deaths
Death Records
1665 - 1754 | See Probate below. |
c. 1847 - c. 1851 | There is a spattering of deaths recorded in Early Staten Island Vital Records. The records are available in 1) Helplist, 2) NYC Municipal Archives
(but they will not do a mail search - you must go in person and request the microfilms from behind the counter), and 3) the Family History Library film numbers 1376368, 1376369. Please note: for this time frame, parents' names are not noted. See chart.
The early Northfield deaths (1847-1848) have been transcribed and are linked to the images. Please see Early Northfield Deaths.
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1849-1850 | Some records are transcribed in the
1850 Mortality Schedules - this one is Marine Hospital, Irish names. Marine Hospital, all names is coming soon.
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c. 1852 - c. 1880 | There are no deaths recorded in official records. |
1874 - 1875 | Carol Race has transcribed census schedule deaths. |
c. 1881 - 1897 | Many but not all deaths are recorded in Early Staten Island
Vital Records. The records are available in 1) Helplist, 2)
NYC Municipal Archives (but they will not do a mail search
- you must go in person and request the microfilms from behind the counter), and 3) the Family History Library
film number 1376369.
(Where is a Family History
Center near me?) See chart. Usually the records contain cemetery name. |
The person querying should also consider the NYS records which partially duplicate what's in the
MA but MAY have a record not in the MA. The State vitals are indexed at the National Archives, Houston &
Varick Sts. Should that person find an indexed record of interest, then application can be made to charming
NYS to get a copy. That takes a while and costs $11." |
Some death records have been transcribed at Edgewater, 1895, 1897.
| 1898 - 1948 | The records are available at the NYC Municipal Archives. You can request a mail search or go in person.
Indexes at https://stevemorse.org/vital/nydeath.html.
Indexes, but not records, are also available at the New York Public Library. |
1900 - 1911 | "The Italian Genealogy Group has finally put the NYC
Death index on line. It covers 1891-1899 in Manhattan and 1900-1911 for All-Boros. I don't know how far along it is,
the page is still listed as under construction but take a look and see what you think. This group does a lot of work
for the genealogical community and your membership would be appreciated but it is not necessary to join the group to
use their databases. You can find the site at www.italiangen.org Membership
is $20 per year and if I must say so myself, I'm the editor, the newsletter alone is worth the price of admission.
Consider it and enjoy the databases. Tony" NYC Death Index Database (Database searches > Death records > NYC Municipal Archives) |
1949 ---> | They are covered by a 50-year privacy law. Some people have gotten death certificates for recent deaths for non-ancestors,
but I wouldn't necesarily specify that it's for genealogy. People often say "family records." |
1949 ---> | These records are available from the NYC Department of Health,
but they are covered by New York's 50-year privacy law. (The person must be proven deceased and you must be a descendant.) Indexes through 1982 are also available at the
New York Public Library. |
1957 - 1962 | Staten Island Deaths 1957-1962 |
Another idea | There might be a church burial record. If you have a good idea of the church
(here's a list of current Staten Island churches)
call/write them or see the helplist. |
The Social Security Death Index
If the person is deceased, e.g. on Ancestry's SSDI or
Rootsweb's Ancestry's SSDI,
you can request a copy of anyone's SS-5. Cost is $27 with SSN and $29? without.
Generally they had to be working around 1934, when Social Security started.
To find out about ordering the SS-5, you can order online at:
https://faq.ssa.gov/link/portal/34011/34019/Article/3850/Can-you-provide-a-copy-of-a-deceased-person-s-Social-Security-number-application-for-genealogical-research
but I find that hard to read so you might try http://members.aol.com/rechtman/ssafaq.html#Section2 archive.
It will take a few months to arrive. I would have to look at my old ones to see the info it has,
but i know it has current address & current employer (as of when they filled out the info) as well as birth date.
The person must be deceased; if they aren't on the SSDI (which is only a limited subset of the people with social security
numbers) then the SSA must have proof of death to send you the information. For one of my relatives, he wasn't
on the SSDI but his widow had submitted a death certificate to collect her benefits, so I was able to order his info.
Obituaries
Please see our new Obituaries page for complete information.
Cemeteries
Please see our Cemeteries page for a very detailed list of cemeteries (active and abandoned) in Staten Island.
Probate
- From Lynn:I have spent many hours at Surrogates Court in S.I. First of all bring your
patience. Lots and Lots of quarters, two rolls, maybe even three. Turn on
your microfilm printers as soon as you get there, they take awhile to warm up
(unless you are fortunate and they replaced them). They take lunch, I believe
1 - 2 p.m. or is it 1:30 - 2:30?. I think that they open at 9 a.m. and close
at 3:30 or 4:00 p.m. There is a security desk, so I don't know about camera's?
Check the files draws (which is index cards per name) but, I have found that
they are not all recorded there. There are two sets of many big old large
books, per alpha, by last name, under the index card file boxes, check both sets
of REGULAR wills and PROBATE wills. I have found that a lot is recorded in
the PROBATE will books. You will be required to fill out the appropriate forms
to obtain the microfiche of the wills. Make sure that you put in whether it
is from the REGULAR will book or the PROBATE will book.
Ask if they have the actual file. They have a lot of them in hard copy, but,
it has been my experience that unless you ask/insist/throw a little fit, you
get the microfiche copy which can/may/has been be incomplete.
Across the street from Surrogates court is the Buildings Dept. There is so
much to be found at the Buildings Dept. with a last name, date and address,
you may find more than in the wills. Once entering the Buildings Dept. to the
right way in the back is a room of old books, per year, per alpha. Just
looking up your last names, may uncover so much more than the wills. Don't bother
asking assistance from the Bldgs Dept. employee's they cannot help you. Go
directly to the back. This section has a number of Title Search employees, ask
anyone, they will direct you.
May take more than one visit, but, rest assured, when you exit Surrogates
Court to the right and turn right, is the Side Street Cafe, which is worth
visiting.
- From William: Yes, the tips
about bringing your quarters was great. I brought two rolls($20) but wish
I had brought 3 or 4 rolls. Some of the will files were 40 pages.
The tips about checking both the wills and probate files also work well.
My most difficult part of the visit was finding the right room.
(Basement!).
I was sent the 2nd and 3rd floor first.
- Abstracts of Wills in early NY.
- Will Testators Indexes Online for New York County to 1754.
(Note: many Richmond county Wills were filed in New York County.)
- Staten Island has probate records, but it's very expensive if you can't go yourself. More details soon.
- There is a Will Index for ancestry subscribers, currently 1665-1790.
- You can read and post wills and abstracts at our
GenConnect Wills Board.
Miscellaneous submitted vitals
Early Staten Island Vitals
Film |
Item |
Town |
Years |
Title |
1376368 |
1 |
Village of Port Richmond |
2/16/1888-12/30/1897 |
Deaths |
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2/10/1888-12/24/1897 |
Births |
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2/8/1888-12/19/1897 |
Marriages |
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2 |
Village of Edgewater |
8/23/1885-12/22/1897 |
Births |
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8/27/1885-12/30/1897 |
Marriages |
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3 |
Village of Edgewater |
9/5/1885-12/29/1897 |
Deaths |
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4 |
Town of Castleton |
1/3/1882-12/30/1897 |
Births |
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2/21/1882-12/30/1897 |
Marriages |
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5 |
Town of Castleton |
1/2/1881-1/10/1887 |
Deaths |
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Village of New Brighton |
1/11/1887-12/28/1888 |
Deaths |
1376369 |
1 |
Castleton |
1881-1897 |
BMD |
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2 |
Castleton |
1848-1850 |
BMD |
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Northfield |
1847-1850 |
BMD |
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Southfield |
1848-1853 |
BMD |
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Westfield |
1849 |
MD |
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Tottenville |
1864-1865 |
Marriages |
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3 |
Northfield |
1881-1897 |
BMD |
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4 |
Southfield |
1881-1897 |
BMD |
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5 |
Westfield |
1882-1897 |
BMD |
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6 |
Middletown |
1882-1897 |
BMD |
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7 |
Tottenville |
1890-1897 |
BMD |
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